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Sheryl Estrada, Luisa Beltran

How a chance meeting between two A.I. CEOs led to a $1.3 billion deal

Ali Ghodsi, co-founder and chief executive officer of Databricks Inc. (Credit: David Paul Morris—Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Good morning.

The deals pipeline has been pretty dry lately. But sometimes, there are unexpected deal opportunities that present themselves and both buyer and seller seize the moment. Take for instance a chance meeting between two CEOs, who have a lot in common, and that resulted in a blockbuster A.I. deal.

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